Getting Sponsored (was Re: Fedora clean up process seems to be seriously broken...)

2011-11-22 Thread Kevin Fenzi
I'd like to add/note: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_get_sponsored_into_the_packager_group#Become_a_co-maintainer is another way to become a packager. Simply work on/with an existing maintainer on their package (submit bug reports, help test, submit patches, etc) and then ask them if

Re: Getting Sponsored (was Re: Fedora clean up process seems to be seriously broken...)

2011-11-22 Thread Richard Shaw
Also along these lines... Perhaps this has been discussed before I'm not aware of it but do we really need to hold up a package because the submitter needs a sponsor? What I mean by that is, if I'm not misunderstanding the process, that a person who submits their first package must be sponsored

Re: Getting Sponsored (was Re: Fedora clean up process seems to be seriously broken...)

2011-11-22 Thread Michael Schwendt
On Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:26:27 -0600, RS (Richard) wrote: Also along these lines... Perhaps this has been discussed before I'm not aware of it but do we really need to hold up a package because the submitter needs a sponsor? What I mean by that is, if I'm not misunderstanding the process,